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  • From: "Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Laptop Recommendations: DVD Burner?
  • Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:51:44 -0500

I would definitely recommend the wireless and I would also suggest you get
512mb memory. That will make the laptop run much smoother and faster.

- Shea Tisdale

Every generation has an obligation to improve the world.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:internetworkers-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Colleen McCarthy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:13 PM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: [internetworkers] Laptop Recommendations: DVD Burner?
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm going to get the Presario at Office Depot (I do have concerns about
> durability, however, and wish I could justify a Latitude...), and just
> have
> one final decision to make: Do I want a DVD burner? I don't know. I
> don't
> have one on my desktop, but would I use one? Do many of you have one and
> use it?
>
> In case anyone else is interested in the deal that Office Depot has (today
> is the last day), here's the breakdown of what you get for $400 and the
> cost
> of the upgrades that I'm getting:
>
> Base PC: Compaq Presario R3000Z with an AMD Athlon XP-M Processor 2400+
> for
> $399 (after rebates).
> Memory: 256 MB DOR
> Hard Drive: 40 GB
> CD/DVD: 8X DVD-ROM drive
> Screen: 15" XGA screen,
> Graphics Card: 32 MB Nvidia GeForce 4 420 Go
>
> Upgrades and Shipping:
> Shipping $45
> Wireless $30
> Upgrade to CD/DVD burner $100, dual side DVD burner $120
> Upgraded Graphics card to 64 MB $25
>
> Thanks!
>
> Colleen
>
> Colleen McCarthy, BSMT, BSEE, MBA, PMP
> (h) 460-0641
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Kristen
> James Eberlein
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:50 PM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Laptop Recommendations
>
>
> Colleen, without knowing what you'll need to do with the laptop, my
> recommendations might be off ... But 128 MB of RAM is awfully low. And
> the Home Editions of any Microsoft product are *much* less robust than
> the Professional Editions.
>
> K.
>
>
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